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In Smith v. Direct Bldg. Supplies, court finds that the FAC has sufficiently alleged the use of an ATDS by Direct Building Supplies, as it alleges that there was a noticeable pause and delay before Defendant came on the line during each of the five offending calls.

The House has previously considered H.R. 3810 ahead of the TRACED Act passing. The Deter Obnoxious, Nefarious, and Outrageous Telephone Calls Act of 2019. It is unclear whether the new Senate bill will mirror the old House bill in all respects.

Robocalls are not slowing down during the COVID-19 pandemic, complaints continue to rise about the unwanted calls. Telemarketing and robocall scams were the top scams in North Carolina Attorney General Josh Steins 2020 Annual Report. "North Carolinians were inundated with robocalls in 2020," Stein said. "Scammers use them to try to trick and scare people out of their hard-earned money, so Im asking people to report them at www.ncdoj.gov/norobo." Because so many scams originate through robocall...